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Mormon stated that he intended to write the names of the Three Nephites, but God forbade him to do so. Mormon also wrote that the Three Nephites were cast into prison, buried alive, thrown into a furnace and into a den of wild beasts, but emerged unharmed on each of these occasions because of the powers Christ had endowed them with. [2]
Nephi (/ ˈ n iː ˌ f aɪ /) [1] is one of the central figures described in the Book of Mormon. In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he is described as the son of Lehi, a prophet, and the founder of the Nephite people. The Book of Mormon also describes him as the author of its first two books, First and Second Nephi.
The book is usually referred to as Third Nephi or 3 Nephi, [1] and is one of fifteen books that make up the Book of Mormon. This book was firstly called "III Nephi" in the 1879 edition [2] and "Third Nephi" in the 1920 edition of the Book of Mormon. [3] It contains an account of the visit of Jesus Christ to the
In the Book of Mormon, the Nephites (/ ˈ n iː f aɪ t s /) [1] are one of four groups (along with the Lamanites, Jaredites, and Mulekites) said to have settled in the ancient Americas. The term is used throughout the Book of Mormon to describe the religious, political, and cultural traditions of the group of settlers.
that Jesus was born on 6 April [6] [7] [8] modern encounters and assistance from one or more of "The Three Nephites", three Nephite disciples chosen by Jesus in the Book of Mormon, who were blessed by Jesus to "never taste of death; but ye shall live to behold all the doings of the Father unto the children of men". [9] [10]: 209
Descendants of Zoram². Though of Israel, their tribe distinction is not mentioned as it is with the descendants of Lehi. Counted among the Nephites, and the true believers after the religious/political division after Christ's appearance (see Jacob 1:13; 4 Nephi 1:36), one of seven secondary groups [1] of Book of Mormon peoples. [3] Second ...
The Zoramites were Nephite dissenters. After becoming rebellious and prideful they broke away from the Nephite population and created their own community. [3] Alma, fearing that the Zoramites would join forces with the Lamanites and stir them up into anger against the Nephites, decided to go to them and preach repentance.
In the Book of Mormon, Nephi (/ ˈ n iː f aɪ / NEE-fy) is a Nephite prophet whom Jesus calls as a disciple. Nephi's ministry was centered on Christ, and included prophesying of His birth, working miracles in His name, witnessing His visitation to the Americas after the Resurrection, and administering His church after He had ascended.